Here are some daily episode synopses from 1965-1970 that appeared
in newspapers at the time:

11/8/65: After being caught stealing
a fur from a department store, Julie Olson gives her last as Horton to the
police. Tom and Alice Horton discuss how their house will feel empty once Marie
gets married. Marie and Tony discuss wedding plans.

11/9/65: Mickey
explains the severity of the pending charges to Julie. Tom tells Julie she must
act grown up and be prepared for what will happen. Tony hides his unexplained
pains from Marie.

11/10/65: Ben argues with Mickey over how to handle
Julie's case. Ben makes Julie go home with him and Addie. Craig and Marie get
ready to say goodbye to Tony.

11/11/65: Ben and Addie see footage of
Julie stealing the fur. Julie tells her brother Steve that she wants to leave
Salem and attend modeling school in Chicago. In Boston, Tony meets up with his
friend Jim Fisk and wants to check on getting a job.

11/12/65: Marie asks
Julie to help with her wedding. Craig has a warm-hearted chat with Marie. Mickey
gets upset with Ben and says he should not "buy" justice for Julie. In Boston,
Tony experiences another terrible pain.

12/23/65: Alice and Bill discuss
his Christmas vacation from medical school. Craig brings Christmas gifts for the
Hortons. Marie still feels down and visits Tom in his office.

12/24/65:
In Boston, Craig asks if Tony is coming home for Christmas. Back in Salem, Alice
is putting the finishing touches to the decorated Christmas tree. She and
Barbara have a chat before Mickey arrives.

4/19/66: Marie sits stunned while Tony
packs to leave, and later Marie avoids telling her father and Craig what
prompted the sudden departure.

4/20/66: Dr. Tom announces that Woodstock
industries are responsible for the mysterious poisoning, and this brings Mickey
to his office for a stormy confrontation.

4/21/66: Alice visits Marie at
the Merritt home, and Diane Hunter calls on Mickey in his law
office.

4/22/66: Dr. Tom and Rusty retrace the route followed by David
and Julie on the night Julie was stricken. Mickey discusses the poison
accusation with his client.

4/25/66: Mickey and Alice comment on Tony's
departure from the Merritt home, and Craig tells Marie how grateful he is that
Tony was permitted to come into their home to recuperate.

4/26/66: Julie
seeks Tom's counsel about David's future and Mickey demands that his father
"lay-off" on the Woodstock industries pollution matter.

4/27/66: Salem
newspapers headline a new water pollution outbreak in Woodstock. Diane tells
Mickey that Susie's father doesn't want her, and Tom gives Tony a clean bill of
health.

4/28/66: Susie informs her mother that she is going to New York
to live with her father, and Tony refuses to leave Salem feeling certain that
the marriage between his father and Marie is a loveless one.

4/29/66:
Alice receives an anonymous call threatening Tom. David tells Julie he wants to
marry her some day and Craig confronts his son for an explanation as to why he
refuses to leave Salem.

5/2/66: Craig, still troubled, seeks explanations
from Marie and Tom about Tony's decision and Tom receives a threatening
note.

5/3/66: Alice is shocked by Tony's decision to stay in Salem and
Jim accuses Tony of having no regard for his father.

5/4/66: Alice
prevails upon Mickey to have Tom do something about Tony, and Mickey defends
Woodstock industries to his father.

5/5/66: Jim urges Marie to get Tony
out of her life. Later, Mickey explores the Tony situation with Marie, and she
explodes.

5/6/66: Tom suggests that Craig get a medical checkup from the
airline doctor and Alice finds Tom's study a shambles and is
terror-stricken.

5/10/66: Julie shows signs of strain over the fury at
the Horton home.

5/11/66: Tom and Rusty prepare to do an aniline test at Woodstock.

5/12/66: Mickey tells his father that an early trial in the Woodstock
matter will be sought.

5/16/66: Alice fears that Tom's life will be
endangered when the Woodstock Industries' trial begins, and Tom advises Julie
and David to postpone announcing their engagement.

5/17/66: Jim Fisk
accuses Tony of seizing any excuse to bump into Marie, and Tom questions Marie
about Craig.

5/18/66: Alice urges Tom to give up fight against Woodstock
Industries, and David is unhappy about the delay in the announcement of his
engagement to Julie.

5/19/66: Tom suggests to Tony that he leave Craig
and Marie alone, and Craig becomes painfully aware of Tony's photo on
mantel.

5/20/66: Mickey tells Diane that he can not set date for divorce
proceedings, and Susie and Diane become further estrangement.

5/23/66:
Marie urges Tom to be careful now that the trial has started, and Jim and Tony
clash over the latter's refusal to leave Salem.

5/24/66: Julie and David
recall an incident which gives Tom the evidence he needs to support his case in
the trial.

5/25/66: Alice pleads with Mickey to give up the Woodstock
Industries case rather than oppose his father, and Mickey accuses Tom of being
prejudiced.

5/26/66: Marie argues with Mickey about opposing their father
in court but Mickey begins a ruthless cross-examination of Tom.

11/18/66: Tom and Alice discuss the divorce of Marie and
Craig. Alice hears Craig admit that he never loved Marie and Tony offers Marie
any help she might need.

11/21/66: Bill attempts to learn what is
bothering Julie. Mickey and Bill feel that Tom and Alice have interfered too
much in the divorce.

11/22/66: Bill tries to imagine what Laura is like
away from the hospital. Tony agrees to take over the airport for Craig and Bill
gives Marie some advice.

11/25/66: Tony's efficiency in taking over the
airport pleases Craig. Tom and Alice are overjoyed at Marie's return
home.

11/29/66: Tony and Jim discuss Marie and Craig. Marie prepares to
go to court for the divorce proceedings and Tom and Alice disagree about Tony
and Marie still being in love.

11/30/66: Susan accuses David of being
rude to Julie, who has a nightmare in which she believes David and Susan are
really in love.

12/1/66: Julie tells Tom that she has decided to join her
parents in Europe. David and Susan discuss Julie, who later meets David
secretly.

12/2/66: Marie begins her period of readjustment and Tony tells
Craig that he is going to contact Marie again.

12/5/66: Bill goes to
Laura's for dinner and is surprised to learn that Tony lives across the hall.
Marie gets a call from Tony.

12/6/66: Craig returns to the house for the
last time. Marie and Tony have dinner and agree to see each other occasionally.

12/7/66: Tony asks Marie if she thinks it is possible that they can pick
up where they left off. Bill tells Marie that he doesn't want to see her
involved with Tony again.

12/8/66: Richard and Diane reminisce about
early married life. Julie goes to David and Susan's apartment to reassure
herself that he and Susan are sleeping in separate rooms.

12/9/66: David
assures Julie that he still loves her. Julie convinces Tom that she plans to
remain in Europe and Susan convinces John that he should send David to the
Cleveland office.

12/12/66: Craig completes the sale of the airport.
Marie and Julie discuss the latter's trip to Europe and Mickey tells Marie that
Tony is a great guy.

12/13/66: Craig refuses Tom's request that they
continue their friendship despite Craig's divorce from Marie. Alice wonders
about Tony and Marie, and Mickey and Bill again clash over
Tony.

12/14/66: Tom and Alice are disappointed that Bill might accept the
Johns Hopkins appointment. Bill and Laura discuss medicine and a compliment
gives Bill second thoughts.

12/15/66: Susan and David make preparations
to leave for Cleveland.

12/16/66: Marie and Julie discuss the
future.

12/20/66: Marie and Mickey talk about Bill. Bill tells Laura he's
no longer interested in doing his internal medicine residency at John
Hopkins.

12/21/66: Craig tells Tony he's signed up to fly cargo to the
Far East. Julie joins the Hortons for her first tree trimming with the family.
Bill tells Tom and Alice that he might be staying in Salem for a surgical
residency.

12/22/66: Julie and David exchange Christmas gifts. Richard
asks Susan if there's anything he can do to change her mind about the upcoming
divorce and adoption. Susan is elated when Diane tells her that she and Richard
are going to get married again.

12/23/66: Susan tells David that her
parents are getting married again. John and Helen surprise David and Susan with
a new house.

12/30/66: David reminds Susan that her parents have to keep
thinking they are a happy couple. Richard and Diane get married at a small
church.

1/16/67: After Susan hemorrhages, Dr. Hendricks performs a C-section and
the baby boy is placed in an incubator.

1/17/67: David donates blood, but Susan is yet to wake up.

1/25/67: Marie is sulking after her divorce from Craig and tells Tony she
won't go to a skating party with him.

2/1/67: In Burma, Craig writes a letter to Marie.

2/8/67: Susan tries to explain to Diane why David is not living with
her.

2/9/67: David tells Julie that he and Susan will soon get divorced and give
the baby up for adoption; Bill thinks Susan has postpartum depression
because she doesn't want to see the baby.

2/10/67: David calls an adoption agency in New York; Bill takes Susan to
see her baby for the first time.

2/14/67: In Rangoon, Craig's persistent headaches continue.

2/20/67: Alice tells Tom that she now knows David is the man Julie loves.
David makes arrangements for the trip. Susan goes to the hospital and holds her
son for the first time.

2/21/67: Susan can not forget the experience of holding her baby. On the
night before she and David are to take the infant from the hospital, Susan
decides she can't give baby Dickie away.

2/22/67: David is dumbfounded when Susan says she will not give up the
baby. Tom is gratified by Susan's decision. Julie, learning of the situation,
tells David that she will talk to Susan.

2/23/67: Susan tells Helen Martin that David has left her. Julie confronts
Susan and tells her of her love for David and of his for her. She says she will
stop at nothing to get David.

2/24/67: Mickey informs Susan that he will not handle a divorce for David.
Nurse Jean Perkins tells Laura that Mickey is handling the divorce. Laura
innocently tells Bill and he and Mickey clash.

2/27/67: Bill, still convinced that Tom resents him, storms out of the
house. Tony and Marie relive their college romance and he tries to convince her
that it can be the same again.

2/28/67: Tony gives Marie an ultimatum regarding their future and Tom
agrees with him. Mickey reveals his feelings about Bill and Laura learns that
Bill has had a falling out with his family.

3/1/67: Susan tells Tom that she hasn't heard from David but is convinced
he will return. David tells Mickey that Susan has decided to keep the baby.
Julie and David decide to play a waiting game.

3/2/67: Mickey realizes he's falling in love with Laura. Alice pleads with
Tom to heal his breach with Bill. Tom is indicted by Bill who accuses him of
having lavished all his attentions on Mickey and young Tom.

3/3/67: Tom tells Mickey of his clash with Bill. Mickey confronts Bill and
the two have a fist fight.

3/6/67: Tom, still shocked over the fight between his two sons, asks Mickey
to make up with Bill. Marie attempts to pry from Bill the reason for the fight
and Laura hears Dr. Cooper make a surprising admission.

3/7/67: Richard tries to convince David to return to Susan but to no avail.
Susan tells Richard she won't give up her baby of give David a divorce. Julie
tells David of her plan to force Susan's hand.

3/8/67: Susan tells Helen and John the truth about her marriage. John goes
to David's apartment and has a bitter confrontation with his son.

3/9/67: Alice is concerned over the friction between Tom and Bill and
Mickey and Bill. Bill comes to see Alice and she realizes that he has no
intention of ever living at home.

3/10/67: Bill and Dr. Cooper argue over a patient. Mickey tells Tom that he
wants nothing more to do with Bill. Laura learns that Bill's hand, injured in
his fight with Mickey, still bothers him.

3/13/67: Susan asks Bill to be the baby's godfather. Tom argues with Julie
about David. Julie learns the truth about the marriage.

3/14/67: Tom tells Alice not to interfere with Marie and Tony. Mickey
introduces Laura to his mother. Bill's hand continues to trouble him.

3/15/67: Alice tells Tom that she's sure Mickey is in love with Laura.
Marie has three weeks to make up her mind about Tony, who informs her he is
being transferred to Cape Kennedy. Bill realizes he is falling in love with
Laura.

3/16/67: Tom is not sure Mickey wants to marry Laura until he talks to his
son. Laura is surprised by Bill's embrace and Nurse Perkins tells Laura which
one she would choose between Mickey and Bill.

3/17/67: David lands a job and he and Julie continue to plan their future.
Susan gets help from mother Martin and Julie intercepts Susan's envelope to
David.

3/20/67: Tony tells Tom that he hopes Marie will agree to marry him and
accompany him to Florida. Alice and Mickey have a talk about Laura, whom Mickey
says he wants to marry.

3/21/67: Alice is anxious to know what Marie has decided about Tony. Marie
tells Bill that Mickey is in love with Laura and Bill makes a last-minute
date.

3/22/67: Tom learns about Bill's ailing hand. Dr. Cooper lays the law down
to Bill and then gives him an unexpected opportunity. Bill's date with Laura
provides him with a hoped-for answer.

3/23/67: Tom tells Julie to walk away from David before it is too late.
Julie again pleads with Susan to find another man but her words fall on deaf
ears.

3/24/67: David sees his son for the first time. Julie tells David that
she's going to New York and will not see him again until he is free of his son
and Susan.

3/27/67: Mickey asks Alice not to hint at wedding bells when Laura comes to
dinner. Tom and Mickey wonder what Marie's decision about Tony will be, and Tony
offers Marie a lifetime of happiness.

3/28/67: Bill prepares to present a patient at a surgical staff meeting.
Laura has dinner at the Hortons and realizes she must make up her mind between
Mickey and Bill.

3/29/67: Marie tells Tom she'll give Tony his answer in two days. Bill asks
Laura to tell him if he's wasting his time. Dr. Cooper tells Bill he has a great
potential and Bill becomes concerned about his ailing hand.

3/30/67: Susan learns from Tom that Julie has gone to New York. David
relives the moment when Julie gave him an ultimatum. Tony offers Marie a wedding
ring as he awaits her decision.

3/31/67: Marie gives Tony his answer. Laura wrestles with her emotions
trying to decide between Bill and Mickey. Bill can't hold a scalpel as he
prepares to operate.

4/3/67: Alice is delighted over Marie's decision not to marry Tony. Bill
becomes increasingly concerned about his hand and Laura persuades him to see an
orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Harkins.

5/12/67: Susan argues with David about going to the church carnival with
her and Dickie.

5/15/67: Susan thinks about giving David a divorce. David tells Helen that
he's quit his job and is moving to New York to be with Julie. Before leaving
town, David pushes Dickie on the backyard swing. Dickie falls
off the swing.

5/16/67: Marie and Tom have their first lunch date since she started
working at the hospital and talk about Bill leaving town. David tells Tom and
the neurologist, Dr. Dunbar, that Dickie never regained consciousness. David
calls Susan and tells her about Dickie.

5/17/67: David tells Helen and John about Dickie. Susan reminds David
she didn't want Dickie to use the swing. Tom tells Susan chances are fifty-fifty
for Dickie, who most likely had a brain hemorrhage.

5/19/67: David tells John that Susan blames him for the accident. Susan
prays in the hospital chapel. Tom tells Susan that Dickie has died.

5/22/67: Susan, still in a state of shock over Dickie's death, goes home.
As she sits alone, her thoughts become increasingly incoherent. David
arrives and Susan fires six shots at him.

5/23/67: Susan babbles incoherently as she stands over the lifeless David.
Mrs. Riley summons Tom, who turn calls Mickey. Susan confesses to
the police that she killed David.

5/24/67: Mickey questions Susan and warns her not to say anything further
to the police unless he is present. Police Lt. Danton questions Mrs. Riley
and Tom, and takes Susan to the station to be booked for murder.

5/25/67: Lt. Danton questions Susan on the way to the station. Tom and
Mickey discuss the possibility of Susan being temporarily insane. Helen Martin
becomes hysterical upon learning of David's death.

9/15/67: While sleeping, Mark relives his nightmare of being
tortured by Colonel Chengsu. Bill tells Mark he is returning to Salem to
help Susan. Laura admits to Mickey her uncertainty about loving Bill. Mickey
again asks her to marry him.

9/18/67: Susan takes the witness stand in her own defense, retelling the
background of her relationship with David.

9/19/67: While Susan pleads her innocence, Helen Martin's outburst causes
her removal by the bailiff.

9/20/67: Fleming cross-examines Susan about her threats to David, her
affection for Dickie and her so-called suicidal tendencies.

9/21/67: Mickey discovers that Julie is pregnant when she inadvertently
leaves her purse in his office. Mickey and Susan are surprised when Fleming
calls Julie to the stand.

9/22/67: The court is in an uproar as Mickey destroys Julie's testimony
against Susan. He then reveals that Julie is carrying David's baby.

9/25/67: Julie tells Tom and Alice she wants to have David's baby, and is
leaving Salem to rejoin her parents in Europe.

9/29/67: Kitty deliberately ingratiates herself with Tom and Alice. Laura
searches for the answer as to whether she was in love with Bill when they became
engaged.

10/2/67: Bill asks Mickey to arrange a meeting for him with Susan before
the verdict. Bill tells Tom and Alice about Dr. Mark Brooks, who befriended him
and who is arriving for plastic surgery.

10/3/67: Mickey and Laura discuss the indecision she faces of choosing
between the two brothers. Mickey is told the jury is ready.

10/6/67: The jury is deadlocked and dismissed. Mickey and Fleming ask Judge
Alexander to rule on the evidence in a rare legal procedure. He accepts, adding
he will give the verdict after researching a point of law.

10/20/67: Tom and Kitty recall Tommy's wristwatch: his wedding present from
the Hortons before he died in Korea. Mark arrives in Salem for final plastic
surgery, and Bill comments about his broken watch.

10/30/67: Tom and Mickey discuss Laura and Susan. Mickey hopes to marry
Laura and doesn't want Susan to see the Martins. Helen is depressed. John visits
Susan who mistakes his visit as a response to her invitation.

10/31/67:
Alice meets Tom and discusses Mickey and Laura. Helen invites Susan to the
house. Mickey calls John and the two realize the situation is fraught with
danger.

11/1/67: Susan arrives at the Martin home. Her plea for understanding falls
on deaf ears as Helen points a gun at her.

11/2/67: Alice expresses concern to Tom that Bill might be interested in
Susan. Susan is lying near death in the Martin living room, as John comes
rushing home. Bill is on duty as Susan is brought to the hospital.

11/3/67: Tom and Alice learn of the shooting. Tom encounters Mickey at the
hospital, where Bill is operating.

11/6/67: Tom and Bill discuss the dilemma of whether Susan should have more
blood following her surgery. They are concerned that transfusion would tax her
damaged heart.

11/7/67: John Martin pays a brief visit to Susan, who is in critical
condition. John tells Tom to fly doctors in from anywhere, and to do anything,
at any cost, to save Susan's life.

11/8/67: Susan regains consciousness for a second time and asks Bill
if she's going to be all right. Elsewhere Bill tells Laura that even if Susan
does survive, she will be an invalid for life.

11/9/67: Susan tries to
tell Tom what happened that brought her to the hospital, but she is weak.
Meanwhile Mark undergoes nightmares as he relives his experience as a prisoner
of war during the Korean conflict.

11/10/67: Tom and Bill discuss the lengths to which they will go in telling
Susan about her condition. Bill tells Susan she's going to be all right and
outlines the surgery he performed.

11/13/67: Mickey stops by to see his mother and tell her that Laura and he
will be married soon. Meanwhile Laura talks to Bill about Susan's
condition.

11/14/67: Laura feels she may have done something to the relationship in
the Horton family. Mickey tries to comfort her. Tom toasts the future wedding of
Laura and Mickey.

11/15/67: Bill shows his bitterness toward his older brother and tells his
sister he wishes Laura and Mickey would get the marriage over
with soon. Bill continues to reassure Susan about her condition.

11/16/67: Alice is happy about Mickey's forthcoming marriage to Laura but
at the same time she knows how much Bill has been hurt. Mark talks of having to
have another operation.

11/20/67: Marie tries to pump Kitty into revealing what happened when she
met Dr. Kincaid. Kitty reminisces about her conversation with Dr. Kincaid in a
flashback. Mark and Dr. Kincaid share a professional secret.

11/21/67: Mickey and Laura discuss wedding plans and exchange vows of
love. Bill tells Laura how he feels about his brother. Susan talks to Laura
about her future.

11/22/67: Tom gets firm with Alice about accepting Laura as a
daughter-in-law. He also gets firm with his son Bill about accepting the
forthcoming marriage of Laura and Mickey.

11/24/67: Tom visits Susan and assesses her condition. He talks her case
over with Mark. Tom and Bill review Susan's case and raise the possibility of a
drastic medical move.

11/27/67: Dr. Kincaid pursues his desire for Kitty to leave Salem. However,
Kitty, unwilling to move, persuades Dr. Kincaid to meet with her in a cocktail
lounge to talk it over.

11/28/67: Kitty refuses to be dragged into a discussion about her meeting
with Dr. Kincaid. Mickey talks with his parents about Laura's folks and asks his
father to be best man.

11/29/67: Tom agrees to have Mark move in with Bill at the hospital. Mark
gets a tour of research facilities for his work while recuperating. Susan gets
out of her hospital bed.

11/30/67: John Martin learns of Susan's real condition and asks for
permission to see the girl. Once in the hospital room he tells Susan she is
not responsible for his son's death.

12/1/67: Bill shows Mark around his new quarters. Italian dinner between
Bill and Marie turns out to be a conversational fiasco. Bill is still bitter
about Laura and Mickey.

12/4/67: Laura and Mickey discuss wedding plans. Laura says she'd like to
have Susan as her maid of honor. She talks it over with Tom and later does ask
Susan.

12/5/67: Mickey talks to his mother about the wedding details. Later Laura
and Bill have a chat and in the course of the meeting he kisses Laura.

12/6/67: It appears that Marie has an interest in Dr. Brooks, which
worries her father. Marie later comes to Mark's laboratory to help him.

12/7/67: Susan's curiosity about her condition grows stronger. Bill asks
her parents to return to New York for Susan's sake. Susan finally insists on the
truth.

12/11/67: Laura is concerned with fact that Susan will not be able to have
any more children. Meanwhile Susan looks inside the room where own baby died
several months ago.

12/12/67: Alice and Kitty share moment of Christmas cheer. Kitty learns
that Sandy does not want to come to Salem and uses her feminine wiles to borrow
the fare to visit Sandy. Meanwhile Mark and Kitty accidentally meet at the
hospital.

12/13/67: Marie and Mark talk about the doctor's operation and about Kitty.
Later Kitty talks to her daughter, Sandra, who displays hostility towards her
mother.

12/14/67: Laura tries to get Mickey to help her bring Bill back into the
family. Laura also visits Susan and they talk about the latter's forthcoming
role as maid of honor.

12/15/67: Marie chats with her father, Tom, in his laboratory. Bill his
sensitive areas in talking with Mark. Tom approves of Mark's research
findings.

12/18/67: Tom gets ready to discharge Susan from the hospital. He cautions
Diane, Susan's mother, against making an invalid of Susan. Bill puts up a small
Christmas tree for Susan.

12/19/67: Alice and Marie talk about Sandy's visit to Salem. At the
hospital Bill tries to find out if Mark is interested romantically in Marie.
Later Marie is in the lab helping Mark.

12/20/67: Kitty is planning to pick up her daughter Sandy in Salem.
Kitty cautions her daughter to forget the past for the Hortons' sake. However,
Sandy indicates there may be some crises.

12/21/67: Alice and Tom await anxiously the arrival of Sandy, their
granddaughter. Sandy later tells Tom how she'd like to study medicine. But Sandy
demonstrates that she can not keep pretending.

12/22/67: Alice and Tom reminisce about the early years of their marriage
and about their family. Bill, dressed up as Santa Claus, chats with Mark in the
hospital. Bill comes home.

12/25/67: Sandy quizzes Tom about her father. Bill talks to Mark about
Tommy and Mark prepares to meet Mrs. Horton. Mickey recalls how he won the
affection of Laura.

12/26/67: Sandy argues with her mother, Kitty, after the girl meets Dr.
Horton. Marie shows Sandy around the hospital. Mark chats with Sandy in the
laboratory.

12/27/67: Tom meets with Susan and her mother and later gives Susan a heart
test. Bill later tells his father that Susan ultimately will decide to take the
drug which might give her a new life.

12/28/67: Laura meets Bill again to try to convince him to come to the
wedding. He tells Laura he still loves her. Mark and Marie are together, and do
not know that they are sister and brother.

12/29/67: Laura and Alice talk about their wedding and the bride's
trousseau. Mickey and Laura are married. Bill does not attend the
wedding.

1/2/68: Bill reviews his courtship with Laura the day after Laura and his
brother are married. Marie and Bill argue over Mark coming to dinner at the
Horton residence.

1/3/68: Sandy has a blowup with her mother, Kitty. Tom tells Dr. Kincaid
how impressed he is with his granddaughter. Dr. Kincaid relents and agrees to
let Kitty stay in Salem.

1/4/68: The wedding of Laura and Mickey occupy much of the thoughts of
Marie and her family. The scene shifts to Laura and Mickey talking about raising
a family as they sit on the beach.

1/5/68: Mark meets Alice Horton for the first time. Alice begins to suspect
that she knows who Mark is. Tom also has second thoughts about Mark's identity.
Marie becomes more interested in Mark.

1/8/68: Alice tells Tom that she feels she has seen Mark before.

1/9/68: Bill learns Julie is planning to give the baby out for
adoption.

1/10/68: Mark is evasive when Marie talks about his parents.

1/11/68: Julie and Alice discuss John Martin's suggestion and cruel plot
against Susan is set in motion.

1/30/68: Julie meets with Janet and Scott Blake and agrees to let them
adopt her baby.

2/9/68: Laura tells Bill that his behavior could be reported to the
hospital.

2/26/68: Mickey and Tom discuss the results of an investigation of Mark's
background. Tom wants to tell Marie about Mark but Marie tells Tom, instead, of
her love for the young doctor.

2/27/68: The plot thickens as Tom notices a notation on a medical book
written by his "lost" son, Tommy. Marie, meanwhile, is to have dinner with Mark
that night and Tom wants to speak to Mark.

2/28/68: Tom is extremely upset by the similarity of handwriting
between Tommy and Mark and urges that the investigation under way, to find
out who Mark really is, be kept very confidential.

2/29/68: The plan this day is for Mark's fingerprints to be taken on a
cocktail glass and sent to the FBI. Mickey carries out this part of the plan but
does not know why his father is suspicious.

3/1/68: Mark's prints are sent to Washington as Tom is beside himself not
knowing whether Mark is really his son, Tommy.

3/4/68: Mickey and Tom learn that Mark's fingerprints match Tommy's.

3/7/68: Mickey and Tom revive Alice, who then wants to go to her son.

3/8/68: Alice is still in some sort of shock. She can hardly believe that
Mark is really her son.

3/26/68: Laura remains ecstatic about her pregnancy She tries to reach
her husband to tell him the news but he is unavailable. Meanwhile Tom tries to
reassure Mickey about his sterility test.

3/27/68: Susan, confident about her heart condition, asks Tom Horton's
permission to take on a part time job. Dr. Horton says "no." Mickey's test
results are in and prove he is sterile.

3/28/68: Laura learns that Mickey is sterile, so the baby she is
expecting must be Bill's. Tom, meanwhile misunderstands Laura's
disappointment.

3/29/68: Laura relives her personal tragedy — married to Mickey, yet
carrying his brother's baby. She reaffirms her decision to tell Mickey she is
pregnant and the baby is his.

4/1/68: Mickey is very happy on learning that Laura will have a baby,
but he has not yet learned the results of the sterility test.

4/17/68: Research is done on Colonel Dubovik, who found Tommy in a Korean
jungle and took him to Russia.

4/18/68: Tom and Mickey go to Italy, the last known place where the
CIA had Colonel Dubovik staying.

5/14/68: Mickey is delighted that Laura's condition is good. Mark has
dinner with his family. Kitty is establishing her interest in Mark
meanwhile.

5/15/68: Mickey tells his mother about Laura's pregnancy and Alice is
overjoyed. However, Laura is preparing to tell Tom the truth about the
baby.

5/16/68: Laura is pained to know that Mickey has revealed her pregnancy to
Alice. She is on her way to tell Tom the truth when she runs into Bill.

5/17/68: Laura goes to Tom and tells him the truth.

6/10/68: Janet and Scott Blake discuss staying in Salem, since they have
changed their last name to Banning, and since Julie would never recognize them
or their baby. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Julie thinks about the baby she gave
up for adoption.

7/1/68: Laura and Tom discuss Bill's relationship with her after her
marriage to Mickey. Kitty and Sandy continue to discuss Mark.

7/2/68: Bill has invited Marie to lunch. Later Mark tells Laura that he's
not ready to resume his marriage with Kitty.

7/3/68: Kitty feels that she's forcing Mark into accepting her as his wife.
Alice talks to Mark and pleads with him to reconsider his feelings about
Kitty.

7/4/68: Mark agrees to go back to Kitty in order to be near Sandy, his
daughter. Kitty agrees to accept Mark's partial love until they learn about each
other again.

7/5/68: Tom and Alice are concerned with Sandy. Alice still hopes that
Kitty and Mark will get together.

7/8/68: Mark, and his daughter Sandy, talk over the feelings of being
a family again. Kitty is anxious about Mark's new interest in their
daughter.

7/9/68: Tom and Laura talk over Bill’s interest in Laura’s expectancy. Bill
tells his father he thinks the new relationship between Kitty and Mark won’t
work.

7/10/68: Janet and Scott Banning get acquainted with Bill and Susan.
Bill and Susan talk about Susan's deceased baby.

7/11/68: Marie talks to Susan about taking the drug which may correct
Susan's heart condition. Mickey is happy that Bill has found an interest in
Susan.

8/2/68: Susan finds Janet lying unconscious on the floor.

8/9/68: Scott meets with Judge Turner about finalizing the adoption for
Brad.

8/29/68: Scott meets with a lawyer to ask how Janet's brain tumor might
affect the adoption.

9/2/68: The judge tells Scott he can't finalize the adoption and awards him
temporary custody of Brad.

9/9/68: Alice and Tom wish each other a happy 40th anniversary as they
reminisce about the day they were married.

9/12/68: As the Hortons celebrate Tom and Alice's 40th anniversary, Bill
and Laura are in a car accident.

9/19/68: Dr. Bailey wonders how harmful an X-ray would be for the pregnant
Laura.

9/23/68: Susan rushes to the hospital, but Bill is not happy to see her.
X-rays reveal Laura's baby may still be alive.

9/24/68: Bill favors postponing surgery on Laura for two weeks, to enhance
her baby's chances for survival. But Mickey decides postponement would risk
Laura's life.

9/25/68: Bill agrees to assist at Laura's operation. There is slight hope
that immediate surgery will not be required.

9/26/68: Following debate, doctors still maintain the necessity of
immediate surgery. Laura then shows signs of regaining consciousness.

9/27/68: When Laura comes out of shock, Mickey explains the circumstances.
Laura insists on postponing the surgery for two weeks, so that her baby may have
a chance to live.

10/21/68: When Eliot cannot be reached in time, Bill prepares to operate on
Laura. Mark questions Kitty as to her whereabouts that evening.

10/22/68: Bill operates successfully on Laura, without causing her to go
into labor. Tom sternly reprimands Eliot for failing to leave word where he
could be reached.

10/23/68: When Mark questions Kitty's relationship with Eliot, she becomes
very indignant. Laura regains consciousness and Bill tells her the good news
about her baby.

10/24/68: Laura is surprised to hear that Bill performed the surgery, and
expresses her gratitude to him. Mark asks Bill about Eliot's personal
life.

10/25/68: Mickey tells Laura he has purchased the property for their new
home. Bill accepts a dinner invitation from Susan.

11/7/68: Laura goes into labor.

11/8/68: Mickey is ecstatic when Laura gives birth to a baby boy.

11/11/68: Dr. Andrews announces that, although the baby was born four weeks
premature, he seems to be fine.

11/12/68: Bill wonders if he'll be able to pretend to be the
baby's uncle. Wanting to talk to someone about becoming a father, Bill tells a
bartender he's celebrating the birth of his son.

11/13/68: Mickey sees the baby for the first time. Later, Bill visits the
nursery but is told the baby is sleeping. Laura and Bill see a photo of the baby
for the first time.

11/18/68: Susan decides she will bring up the subject of marriage to Bill
that evening. Eliot consents to let Bill attend a surgeon's convention in New
York.

11/19/68: Bill tells Susan he wants to discuss their future when he returns
from New York. Mark's private investigator watches as a taxi arrives at Kitty's
home.

11/20/68: Laura and Mickey make a decision on the baby's name. Kitty goes
to Eliot's apartment as Mark awaits Jerry Barnes' call.

11/21/68: Barnes informed Mark of Kitty's whereabouts. As Kitty and Eliot
decide to wait until after the holidays to further their plans, Mark knocks at
the door.

11/22/68: After confronting Eliot and Kitty with utter contempt, Mark
leaves to break the news to Sandy. Eliot and Kitty quarrel over their future.
Laura sees her baby for the first time. Bill learns the baby's middle name is
William.

11/26/68: At the hospital, Tom and Alice notice Mark's strange lack of
concern for Kitty. Mark calls Eliot to the hospital, and questions him about his
romance with Kitty.

11/27/68: Kitty is released from the hospital. Mark tells Kitty he wants
her to file for divorce, and that Sandy must never know the truth about her
mother.

11/29/68: Laura tells Tom she still wonders if Bill knows the truth about
the baby. Mark demands that Kitty inform Sandy of the divorce immediately, since
he wants Kitty out of the apartment that evening.

12/2/68: Kitty pleads with Mark to postpone the divorce until after the
Christmas holidays. Mark agrees, but warns Kitty that his feelings toward her
will not change.

12/3/68: Mark refuses to carry out a masquerade of happiness with Kitty, in
Sandy's absence. Susan tells Laura about Bill's promise to discuss their
future.

12/4/68: A baby gift from Bill stirs Laura's anxiety. Mickey is elated
over the news that Laura can leave the hospital the next day.

12/5/68: Mickey brings Laura home to their apartment. As Mickey questions
Tom about Laura's emotional behavior, Bill is on his way back to Salem.

12/6/68: Scott expresses fears for Janet, if Susan becomes a wife. Bill
meets Laura and Mickey at the hospital, and reveals that he has decided to ask
Susan to marry him.

12/11/68: Julie calls Tom and Alice and says she'll visit Salem for the
holidays. Bill tells Susan that Mickey is sterile and that Bill is the father of
Laura's baby.

12/13/68: Laura holds her baby for the first time.

12/20/68: Lou tells Julie he wants to marry her, but Julie says she needs
to leave San Francisco and get back to Salem.

12/23/68: Julie reunites with Alice and Tom.

12/24/68: Julie asks Alice about Susan. Susan tells Bill she'll marry him
once he resolves his feelings for Laura and Michael.

12/25/68: The Hortons celebrate Christmas together.

12/26/68: Scott meets with the judge about finalizing the adoption. Julie
notices a Christmas card from the Bannings and asks Tom who they are.

1/3/69: Mark confronts Kitty about her affair with Kincaid.

1/8/69: After telling Sandy about the divorce plans, Kitty and Sandy move
into the Parkside hotel.

1/16/69: A sad Sandy gets a pep talk from one of her
classmates.

2/3/69: Tom visits Laura and is informed of Dr. Spencer's offer. Bill
admits to Susan that he still can not stop thinking about Laura or her
son.

2/4/69: Tom warns Julie that she must find something to make her life more
useful. Mickey learns from John Martin that Julie no longer receives money from
him.

2/5/69: Julie and Bill quarrel over each other's attitude toward Susan.
Alice begins to side with Julie, and defends her case to Tom.

2/6/69: Laura returns to work at the hospital, as her father accepts an
opening there. Mark admits to Bill that he does not plan to live in the same
house with Kitty.

2/7/69: Miss Williams sees Scott about the question of Brad's adoption.
After visiting Susan, Miss Williams informs Scott that there must be follow-up
visits.

2/10/69: Laura and Mickey advise Susan to tell Scott about her past.

2/24/69: Julie tells Tom she hasn't decided whether or not to accept
Susan's offer. Mickey is introduced to Brad at Susan's apartment.

2/25/69: Alice questions Laura as to why she did not choose Julie as
Michael's godmother. Laura warns Bill that Susan may eventually find herself
involved with Scott.

2/26/69: The Horton family prepare for the christening ceremony. Susan
warns Bill that he must not do or say anything to ruin the event.

2/27/69: Bill tells Susan about his urge to reveal the truth at the
christening. Tom learns from Julie that she plans to accept Susan's offer.

2/28/69: John and Julie visit Helen Martin at the sanitarium. Susan looks
over the personal effects of David's estate.

3/11/69: A caseworker pays an unexpected visit on Susan and Scott. Susan
phones Julie, and they agree to meet that afternoon.

3/12/69: Alice tells Tom of her apprehension about Julie's meeting with
Susan.

3/13/69: Scott visits Laura and Mickey to discuss the blueprints of their
future home. Julie arrives at Susan's apartment.

3/25/69: John Martin meets with his attorney to discuss reuniting Brad with
his real family.

3/26/69: Laura and Susan discuss Julie's strange reaction to her visit with
Susan.

4/3/69: A distraught Julie visits lawyer Wilbur Austin in regards to the
custody of Brad.

4/4/69: Susan tells Scott she would like to tell him more about her
past.

8/25/69: Kitty learns that Peter is not completely trusting. Claire asks
Kitty if she has seen another woman visiting Peter.

8/26/69: Julie makes another attempt to convince Scott that she wants to do
what's best for Brad. Laura tells Bill how Mickey feels about him.

8/27/69: Kitty contemplates her own reasons for concern over Michael's
illness. Claire asks Peter to remain in the business.

8/28/69: Kitty begins to gather information valuable to her eventual plans.
Peter admits to Claire the real reason he wants a divoce.

8/29/69: Michael's condition shows no sign of improving. Claire's reaction
to Peter's admission motivates him to consider a new course of action.

9/29/69: Susan's visit to the hospital results in a vivid recollection of
her past. Wil tells Peter the shocking news he has learned.

9/30/69: Kitty offers a suggestion to Mickey and Laura regarding the
decision they face. Peter angrily phones Kitty and demands to see her
immediately.

10/1/69: Scott makes plans to go out with Susan, but then receives a phone
call from Julie. Kitty devises a way to temporarily avoid a confrontation with
Peter.

10/2/69: Laura tells Tom about a new factor that could influence the
decision she and Mickey must make. Julie again discusses the subject of
visitation rights with Scott.

10/3/69: Alice has serious discussions with both Mickey and Bill about
their behavior toward each other.

10/27/69: Kitty considers a new plan that would make her secret information
more valuable. The Horton family finally receives a report on the progress of
Michael's surgery.

10/28/69: Alice asks Mickey to try and convince Bill that he should stay in
Salem. Kitty phones Bill with a request to see her about an important personal
matter.

10/29/69: Sandy begins to question her feelings about Kitty. Bill completes
his plans to leave for New York.

10/30/69: Bill decides to spend his final evening in Salem with Tom and
Alice. Kitty makes another attempt to talk to Bill.

10/31/69: Tommy describes his discomfort about Sandy to his father. Laura
and Bill are puzzled over Kitty's persistent inquiries about Bill.

11/3/69: Scott's request to see his son is followed by a phone call to
Julie from Susan. Laura relays Kitty's important message to Bill.

11/4/69: Julie attempts to explain to Scott why she feels the way she does
toward Susan. Bill spends his final evening in Salem with Alice and Tom.

11/5/69: Bill has a big surprise when he returns to his office. Sandy pays
a visit to Kitty, despite her mother's desire to be alone.

11/6/69: Kitty informs Peter of her intention to renege on the money, and
Peter makes a hard decision. Bill visits Laura and Michael for a moving
farewell.

11/7/69: Bill and Susan say their goodbyes. Laura visits Kitty and hints
that she needs psychiatric help. Laura's news that Bill is leaving that night
comes as a shock to Kitty. Peter makes an important appointment with
Claire.

11/10/69: Kitty at last reaches Bill with a warning that worries him. Peter
starts a fateful explanation to Claire.

11/11/69: A worried Bill mulls over whether to heed Kitty's summons to her
apartment. Peter faces up to a difficult scene with Claire.

11/12/69:
Bill meets with Kitty and receives a stunning request. Tommy worries over
Sandy's seemingly growing attachment to her mother.

11/13/69: Bill searches for Kitty's evidence and grimly threatens her. An
angry Kitty suddenly faces a crisis of her own.

11/14/69: Kitty, stricken by a heart attack, tries to hang on until Tom can
reach her. Dr. Tom sees the disarray in her apartment and makes a fateful call
to the police.

11/17/69: Janene senses that Bill is upset about something
as they begin their trip. The police arrive at Kitty's apartment, ask for a lab
analysis, but doubt foul play.

11/18/69: Police at Kitty's apartment
begin to suspect a possible homicide when they find evidence that could link
Peter Larkin to Kitty's death.

11/19/69: Police interrogate Claire
and Peter because more and more they feel they are dealing with a homicide.
Another clue leads in a different direction.

11/20/69: Kitty's death
begins to have more effect on her acquaintances. Laura and Mickey worry that
Tommy might be involved. Tom has to face breaking the news to Sandy about her
mother's death.

11/21/69: Police pinpoint the fact that Tommy may have
visited Kitty before her death. Tom breaks the news to Tommy and Alice as Sandy,
unaware of her mother's death, starts off to see Kitty.

11/24/69: Tom goes about the difficult task of telling Sandy what has
happened to her mother. Police investigators decide to question Tommy about his
last visit with the deceased Kitty.

11/25/69: Sandy blames herself
and Tommy for what happened to her mother. After questioning Tommy, the
investigators are not satisfied with his answers, and ask to speak to
Sandy.

11/26/69: Sandy reverses her decision of not allowing an autopsy when
the results of a lab test are known. Bill and Janene arrive in New York.

11/28/69: Bill listens to the tape recording he took from Kitty. He then
makes a decision to retain the tape, despite his realization about how
potentially dangerous it is.

12/1/69: Tommy's fears that Sandy has feelings of guilt are confirmed.
Danton makes it clear that Tommy is the prime suspect in the case.

12/2/69: Scott attempts to find out if Susan still cares for Bill. Janene
and Bill have a serious discussion about what the future may hold for both of
them.

12/3/69: Bill's name becomes prominent in the Kitty Horton case. Danton and
Perry make reservations on the next flight to New York.

12/4/69: Sandy makes a decision not to let he father be hypocritical about
Kitty's funeral. Danton and Perry arrive at Bill's hotel.

12/5/69: Scott changes his plans when he learns what happened to Kitty.
After speaking to Bill at some length, police officers tell Bill why they have
questioned him.

12/8/69: Mickey tells Bill he has no choice other than return to Salem with
the detectives. Janene is questioned about Bill's whereabouts during the time in
question.

12/9/69: Laura learns of Bill's presence at Kitty's apartment. Sandy shocks
the family with an emotional outbreak at the funeral home.

12/10/69: Mickey prepares to tell Tom about the phone call he received from
New York. When he arrives back in Salem, Bill is formally charged.

12/11/69: Tom is devastated by the news of Bill's involvement. Mickey asks
Bill why he went to Kitty's apartment.

12/12/69: Tommy and Alice discuss the lasting scars that Kitty's death may
leave upon Sandy. Alice demands to know what is going on between Tom and
Mickey.

12/18/69: Bill tells Alice she must accept his word on faith rather
than evidence.

12/22/69: Scott asks Julie if he and Susan can spend a part of Christmas
Day with Brad. A concerned Susan discusses the Kitty Horton case with
Bill.

12/23/69: Bill is devastated by the news of how Laura is reacting to his
situation. Susan learns of Julie's answer to Scott's request.

12/24/69: Sandy's bitterness toward some members of the Horton family
deepens. Tom questions Janene about the day of Kitty's coronary.

12/25/69: The Hortons celebrate Christmas in a subdued atmosphere. Scott
reluctantly turns down Alice's invitation to stay for dinner.

12/26/69: Susan decides to visit Danton, but is overcome by memories
of the past. Perry questions Sandy about her mother's relationship with
Bill.

12/29/69: Scott gives Julie his final decision about her terms for a
visitation agreement. Bill and Mickey have a heated discussion about Bill's
case.

12/30/69: Susan learns of Scott's decision. Mickey tells Laura what the
future may hold for Bill if he doesn't have some answers.

12/31/69: Memories, hope and doubt surround the Hortons on this New Year's
Eve, as they ponder what the future holds for each of them.

1/1/70: Alice
asks Tom to visit her when she sees her son. Bill decides to accomodate Mickey's
request that he write down what really happened.

1/2/70: Bill provides
Mickey with the document he had asked for. Janene pays an unexpected visit to
Laura, and pleads with her to go see Bill.

1/5/70: Danton and Perry
come up with some interesting information about Janene's past. Bill is surprised
by a visit from Laura.

1/6/70: Bill tries to talk to Sandy about his
case. Will offers Julie some advice and tells her of the upcoming court
appeal.

1/7/70: Scott learns that his future with Brad will be
determined in a few days. Julie gets some unexpected advice from
Sandy.

1/8/70: Tommy serves a warning on Bill. After Bill's indictment notice
arrives, he informs Mickey of the plea he intends to enter.

1/9/70: Mickey tells Tom and Alice of the harsh charges that have been
made against Bill. Julie recalls past events that have led to her present
situation.

1/12/70: The long awaited appeal hearing concludes. Susan and Scott
reflect on past events that have led to circumstances presently surrounding the
case.

1/13/70: Susan questions the legality of an agreement between Scott
and Julie. Will and Julie spend another evening together at dinner.

1/14/70: Mickey asks Will if he would consider representing Bill
in court. Bill mysteriously requests to be allowed a day in New
York.

1/15/70: Mickey tells Tom of his desire to withdraw from
Bill's case. Tom finally decides to pay a visit to Bill.

1/26/70:
Sandy decides to go ahead with her planned move. Mickey explains a new phase of
Kitty's will to Tommy that worries him.

1/27/70: Mickey displays his displeasure over the idea of questioning
Laura about her past relationship with Bill. The presiding judge voices his
opinion on ruling on Bill's sentence.

1/28/70: Julie visits Sandy at her
new living quarters to discuss their individual predicaments. Bill learns he
must make a monumental decision.

1/29/70: Julie and Sandy make a belated
New Year resolution. Bill's case affects Tom and Alice's
marriage.

1/30/70: Tommy is devastated by things Sandy says to him. Marie
returns with a shocking surprise for the Hortons.

2/2/70: Bill asks Marie to promise she will not repeat her theory
about his reasoning to anyone. Sandy is surprised by an unexpected
visitor.

2/3/70: Julie and Scott have different ideas about how to
celebrate David's birthday. Tommy comes to Bill with a plea designed to protect
Sandy from the truth.

2/4/70: Danton tells Charles of a new theory he has about Bill's case.
Bill finally reaches the critical decision on the plea he intends to
enter.

2/5/70: When Alice learns of Bill's decision, she goes to see him. As the
hearing begins, Mickey asks Bill if he would like to reconsider his
decision.

2/6/70: The state's attorney and Mickey present their cases to the judge,
and as Bill's hearing concludes, the court makes an
announcement.

2/16/70: Sandy learns the outcome of Bill's trial. Bill
clashes with Tom and Mickey. Janene promises to wait for Bill and Alice bids him
goodbye as he leaves for the penetentiary.

2/17/70: Alice berates Tom and
Mickey for not accompanying Bill when he surrendered himself to the sheriff. At
the penetentiary, Bill gets off to a bad start with the prison criminologist,
Sarah Fredericks.

2/18/70: Sarah Fredericks warns Bill what to expect
from the inmates and authorities. Tom and Tommy discuss Bill's plight. Bill
meets his cellmate, Brent Douglas, and gets some advice.

2/19/70: Susan
tells Laura that Julie is destroying her confidence in herself as a woman. Julie
makes plans with Scott for David's birthday. Susan is ecstatic when Scott says
he needs her.

2/20/70: Austin and Scott meet when both deliver birthday
presents for David. Scott recalls when he agreed to adopt Julie's son. Julie
learns that Scott plans to marry Susan if he regains custody of
David.

2/23/70: Sarah Fredericks and Brent discuss his imminent release.
Bill and Sarah engage in another verbal battle. Alice and Janene write to Bill.
Brent is interested in a photo of Janene and Bill.

2/24/70: Laura and Tom
agree that Alice must never know that Bill is Michael's father. Brent realizes
that he knew Janene four years ago. Sarah asks Dr. Eric Richards to assigns Bill
to the infirmary.

2/25/70: Susan tells Tom she is sure Scott will propose
if he wins the custody suit. Julie informs Austin that if Scott wins, he and
Susan will leave Salem. Julie uses a subterfuge to see Scott.

2/26/70:
Tom asks Alice to visit Bill. Scott arrives at the Hortons and begins to suspect
that Julie magnified David's illness to bring him there.

2/27/70: Tom and
Mickey discuss the position the medical board will take in Bill's case. Bill
reflects on the tape in a New York safety deposit box. Bill resents his father's
visit and Tom questions Bill about a key.

3/2/70: Tom tells Laura of
Bill's strange reaction regarding the safety deposit key. Alice asks Julie how
she feels about Scott and Austin. Tom goes to New York to claim the safety
deposits contents.

3/3/70: Tom wonders what secret the key will unlock. Alice visits
Bill. Austin tells Julie that the judges are ready with the custody
decision.

3/4/70: Julie, Austin, Susan, Scott and Mickey learn the
court's decision in the custody hearing. Tom claims the contents in the safety
deposit box and is curious about the audio tape in the
envelope.

3/5/70: Alice is overjoyed at the outcome of the custody
decision. Austin tells Julie that they must discuss their future. Susan and
Scott are saddened by the custody outcome and Scott receives a
visitor.

3/6/70: Alice berates Tommy for the resentment that he,
Mickey and Tom harbor toward Bill. Tom plays the tape and what he hears leaves
him stunned.

3/9/70: Tom is sure that Bill now knows he is the father of
Laura's baby. Sarah and Eric discuss Bill's attitude. Bill ignores Brent's
advice and Tom makes an 11th hour visit.

3/10/70: Tom arrives at the
prison and pleads with Sarah for a meeting with Bill. Bill admits he knows about
fathering Mike.

3/12/70: Bill softens toward Sarah but
she tells him his attitude still leaves a lot to be desired.

3/13/70:
Julie promises Austin she will give him his answer when he returns from
Washington. Scott and Alice discuss Julie's antagonism toward
Susan.

3/16/70: Alice is overjoyed by Julie's decision to allow Susan to
see David anytime. Susan and Scott visit David and emotions run high when Susan
holds David in her arms.

3/17/70: Susan tells Scott that she
believes Julie has ulterior motives. Alice and Tom discuss Scott's relationship
with David if Julie should marry Austin. Scott confronts Julie about her
possible marriage.

3/18/70: Laura plans to return to work at the
hospital. Brent gives Bill more advice. Sarah and Brent talk about his release
and Bill and Sarah discuss Brent's plans to visit
Salem.

3/19/70: Sarah and Eric ponder Brent's decision to go to
Salem. Janene asks Susan why she never married Bill. Brent begins to formulate
plans after reading Janene's letter to Bill.

3/20/70: Scott informs Susan of Austin's proposal to Julie and realizes
what the marriage would mean to his relationship with David. Tom cautions Julie
against a marriage borne of need rather than love. Susan and Julie promise to
bury their differences.

3/23/70: Sandy and Bruce are interrupted by
Tommy, who clashes with his daughter. Marie tries to console Tommy over his
disappointment in Sandy's behavior. Bill receives a visit from Marie. Sandy
learns the truth about Kitty.

3/24/70: Marie gives Sarah an insight into
Bill's character. Tommy refuses Marie's request that he visit Bill. Sandy seeks
comfort from Laura and asks Tommy to go with her to Kitty's
grave.

3/25/70: Tom and Alice read a letter from Bill. Tom reflects on
his visit to Bill. Tom demands that Mickey convince the medical board to delay
the hearing on Bill. Austin returns to Salem and gives Julie unexpected
news.

3/26/70: Scott and Susan contemplate the loss of David if Julie
marries Austin. Tom and Alice learn that Austin has been offered a legal post in
Washington. David says he doesn't want another Daddy.

5/19/70: Laura
asks Mickey if he would mind her going to visit Bill in prison. Susan divulges
her plan for Julie to Brent.

5/20/70: Jeff Jones prepares himself for the
operation that lies ahead. Johnny Beacon again asks Marie about his mother when
she visits the prison. Laura tells Tom of her impending visit to Bill, and of
her belief in him.

6/12/70:
Mickey tells Laura that Tommy has refused to appear at Bill's hearing. The
Horton family gathers in Tommy's office to change his mind.

6/15/70:
Tommy and Sandy unite with the rest of the Horton family to plead Bill's case
before the parole board.

6/16/70: Bill learns from his family that he is
soon to be paroled. Tom and Alice ponder what Bill's return will mean to
Laura.

6/17/70: Susan surprises Laura with her frank appraisal of Bill's
return, and what it will mean to Laura. Doug learns of Bill's impending return
and decides to tell Susan the truth about his past.

6/18/70: Susan
remains adamant in her plan to expose Julie for what she really is. Julie
becomes infuriated when Scott tells her of his confiding in Laura about their
marriage.

6/19/70: Sandy decides to branch out from Salem and join a
youth movement. Tommy once again goes to see Johnny Beacon's mother.

7/20/70: Bill is devastated when he learns of his medical suspension
and struggles with the tempatation to reveal all to his brother
Mickey.

7/21/70: Laura knows that Bill will not accept anything less than
his full practice in Salem. Bill pleads with his father go go before the medical
board with the truth about Kitty's death.

7/22/70: Susan becomes
depressed over Bill's latest misfortune and hopes he will accept her offer.
Susan promises Doug that she will forget about Julie for one evening, until a
telephone call changes her mind.

7/23/70: Though Doug desires to spend an
evening with Susan, she insists he keep his date with Julie. Julie pleasantly
discovers something new about Doug.

7/24/70: Tom and Alice express their
concern for Bill. Bill goes to see Laura and unashamedly declares his love for
her.

8/10/70: Marie reminds Bill of his commitment to Johnny Beacon, who
is still in prison. Bill is determined to keep his promise to reunite Johnny and
his mother.

8/11/70: Alice expresses her gratitude to Susan for wanting
to help Bill. Bill calls on Laura for professional help with Rita Beacon. Rita
breaks down and asks for help with her drinking problem.

8/12/70: Bill
considers harshness to be the only therapy Rita will understand. Rita makes the
first step toward regaining her pride and self-respect.

8/13/70: Bill
loses patience with Rita's lack of will power. Laura warns Rita of the alcoholic
withdrawal symptoms she will encounter when she comes to the
hospital.

8/14/70: Sarah tells Johnny of his mother's admittance to the
hospital. Tired of Bill's browbeating, Tom places the real blame for Bill's
troubles on the party responsible - Bill.

9/7/70: Tom realizes Bill is
simply trying to establish an honest friendship with Laura. Julie receives word
of her father's death in Europe. Julie decides to go to her mother in this time
of need, despite their estrangement.